7th/8th Grade Band Unit: 1/19-1/23

This week's units are note names and accidentals.

There are 7 letters of the musical alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F and G. These letters repeat themselves forwards (if going up) or backwards (if going down), going from space to line to space to line, etc. In treble clef, A is in the second space. In bass clef, A is in the bottom space.

Accidentals alter a note. Sharps (#), flats (b) and naturals are all accidentals. Sharps raise the note. Flats lower the note. Naturals take away sharps or flats on a note.